アメリカでは、犯罪人を収容する刑務所のための場所以上に犯罪人がいるのでいつも刑務所は定員オーバーの状態である。

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English Translation

In the U.S., there are more prisoners than there is jail space for them. So the prisons are overcrowded.

Furigana

アメリカでは、犯罪人(はんざいじん)を収容(しゅうよう)する刑務所(けいむしょ)のための場所(ばしょ)以上(いじょう)に犯罪人(はんざいじん)がいるのでいつも刑務所(けいむしょ)は定員(ていいん)オーバーの状態(じょうたい)である。

Romanji

Amerika de wa, hanzaijin o shūyōsuru keimusho no tame no basho ijōni hanzaijin ga iru node itsumo keimusho wa teiin o-ba- no jōtai de aru.

Words

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

犯罪人 (はんざいにん)

criminal; culprit; offender; rogue

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

収容 (しゅうよう)

accommodation; reception; housing; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission; hospitalization; entering (e.g. in dictionary)

刑務所 (けいむしょ)

prison; penitentiary

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

定員 (ていいん)

fixed number of regular personnel; staff quota; complement; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)

オーバー (オーバー、オーバ)

overcoat; over; exceeding; going beyond; exaggeration; ball hit over the head of an outfielder

状態 (じょうたい)

current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative